Tanjiro and the other two lay amid the rubble, with Lin Guang and Nezuko standing beside Tanjiro.
"That was close. That guy nearly took us down with him."
Lin Guang joked, then looked at Tanjiro and the other two behind him.
The three of them lay weakly on the rubble.
"I'm so tired. My body feels so heavy," Tanjiro said weakly.
"What happened to me?! Why did I wake up like this?! And my head's spinning!" Zenitsu wailed.
Inosuke jumped up and thumped his chest. "Underlings! You have to be strong like me to withstand the poison..."
As he spoke, Inosuke began to feel dizzy too, and finally collapsed headfirst onto the rubble.
At the sight, Lin Guang chuckled softly, then spoke to Nezuko beside him.
"Nezuko, go get rid of their poison."
Nezuko nodded, then went over to Tanjiro and held out her little hand.
In an instant, pink flames enveloped Tanjiro, and Nezuko's Exploding Blood burned away every trace of the demon's poison.
Tanjiro also felt strength return to his body.
Afterward, Nezuko repeated the process twice, and Zenitsu and Inosuke both returned to normal.
"I'm hungry! Hurry up and get me some food!" Inosuke sprang up and shouted.
Zenitsu instantly appeared before Nezuko, his entire body seeming to turn as limp and boneless as a noodle.
"Nezuko! You saved me! Nezuko!"
Seeing this, Nezuko hurried behind Lin Guang and looked fearfully at Zenitsu.
Suddenly, a loud sob rang out.
"No! Don't die! I don't want you to die! Lord Tengen!"
"We finally made it through that terrible battle! We finally defeated an Upper Rank demon! No! I don't want you to die!"
One listen to that tearful voice was enough to know it was Suma, one of Tengen Uzui's three wives.
Beside her, Makio said in worry